Santa Monica · Los Angeles, California
Arthur Murray Dance Studio Santa Monica
Franchise ballroom and Latin dance studio in downtown Santa Monica offering private and group lessons for adults.
- Latin & Ballroom
How Arthur Murray Dance Studio Santa Monica comes across
Arthur Murray Santa Monica comes across as a franchise built almost entirely around the adult beginner who feels they have "two left feet." The copy is relentlessly reassuring — "No partner? No experience? No problem" and "Walk in, dance out" — and the whole proposition is partner social dancing rather than performance or children's training: waltz, swing, cha cha, salsa, tango, with "over 30 styles" advertised. It leans on the brand's century-plus legacy ("mail order footprints" grown to "over 300 locations worldwide") and a founder ethos that "EVERYONE can learn to dance." The entry points it foregrounds — singles, couples, wedding first-dance — and the founder's line about growing old only when you "stop dancing" signal an audience skewing adult and often older or milestone-driven. The impression is of a friendly, methodical, lightly commercial studio selling confidence and a social outlet, where the testimonials emphasize welcome and fun over rigor.
An editor's impression, drawn from the school's own website and public materials, 13 June 2026. Not a review — if it misses the mark, the school or a parent can tell us via the form below.
About the school
Arthur Murray Dance Studio Santa Monica is a franchise location of the international Arthur Murray network, located at 928 Broadway in downtown Santa Monica. The studio offers private lessons, group classes, and practice parties across ballroom, Latin, and swing styles.
At a glance
- Address
- 928 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90401
- Suburb
- Santa Monica
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- Disciplines
- Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, Cha Cha, Salsa, Bachata, Swing, Two-Step
- Approach
- Recreational
What stands out
- i.Private and group lessons
- ii.Beginner-friendly
- iii.Practice parties
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